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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No.1)*


                            FACTORY CARD OUTLET CORP.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  COMMON STOCK
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   303053 10 2
                  -------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_|. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



                               Page 1 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  2  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS III L.P. ("Bessemer")                   |
|          | 11-3197697                                                        |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |X|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |_|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | Delaware                                                          |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 359,137 shs.                                       |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 359,137 shs.                                       |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 359,137 shs.                                                      |
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|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 4.95%                                                             |
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|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | PN                                                                |
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 2 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  3  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | DEER III & CO. LLC ("Deer")*                                      |
|          | 11-3197696                                                        |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |X|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |_|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | Delaware                                                          |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 379,217 shs.                                       |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 379,217 shs.                                       |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 379,217 shs.                                                      |
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|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 5.2%                                                             |
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|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | PN                                                                |
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*The shares reported on this page include the shares reported on page 2, as Deer
is the General Partner of Bessemer.

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 3 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  4  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | NEILL H. BROWNSTEIN                                               |
|          | ###-##-####                                                       |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |_|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |X|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | U.S.A.                                                            |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 1,259 shs.                                         |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 1,259 shs.                                         |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 1,259 shs.                                                        |
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|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 0.02%                                                             |
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|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | IN                                                                |
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 4 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  5  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | ROBERT H. BUESCHER                                                |
|          | ###-##-####                                                       |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |_|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |X|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | U.S.A.                                                            |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 606 shs.                                           |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 606 shs.                                           |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 606 shs.                                                          |
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|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 0.01%                                                             |
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|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | IN                                                                |
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 5 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  6  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | G. FELDA HARDYMON                                                 |
|          | ###-##-####                                                       |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |_|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |X|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | U.S.A.                                                            |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 1,866 shs.                                         |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 1,866 shs.                                         |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 1,866 shs.                                                        |
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|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 0.03%                                                             |
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|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | IN                                                                |
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 6 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  7  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | CHRISTOPHER F. O. GABRIELI                                        |
|          | ###-##-####                                                       |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |_|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |X|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | U.S.A.                                                            |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 606 shs.                                           |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 606 shs.                                           |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 606 shs.                                                          |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 0.01%                                                             |
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|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | IN                                                                |
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 7 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  8  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | DAVID J. COWAN                                                    |
|          | ###-##-####                                                       |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |_|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |X|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | U.S.A.                                                            |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 373 shs.                                           |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 373 shs.                                           |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
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|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 373 shs.                                                          |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
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|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 0.01%                                                             |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | IN                                                                |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 8 of 12 pages
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|CUSIP No.     303053 10 2    |       13G        |    Page  9  of  12 Pages    |
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|    1     | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                          |
|          | S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                 |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | MICHAEL I. BARACH                                                 |
|          | ###-##-####                                                       |
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|    2     | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 |
|          |                                                 (a)   |_|         |
|          |                                                 (b)   |X|         |
|          |                                                                   |
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|    3     | SEC USE ONLY                                                      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | U.S.A.                                                            |
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|    4     | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                              |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | Delaware                                                          |
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|                 |   5   | SOLE VOTING POWER                                  |
|    NUMBER OF    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 941 shs.                                           |
|     SHARES      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|  BENEFICIALLY   |   6   | SHARED VOTING POWER                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|    OWNED BY     |       | -0-                                                |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|      EACH       --------------------------------------------------------------
|                 |   7   | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             |
|    REPORTING    |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | 941 shs.                                           |
|     PERSON      |       |                                                    |
|                 --------------------------------------------------------------
|      WITH       |   8   | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                           |
|                 |       |                                                    |
|                 |       | -0-                                                |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|     9    | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON      |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 941 shs.                                                          |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    10    | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES             |
|          | CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          |                                           |_|                     |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    11    | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                   |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | 0.01%                                                             |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    12    | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                         |
|          |                                                                   |
|          | IN                                                                |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                               Page 9 of 12 pages
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Item 1.

(a)   Name of Issuer:

                           Factory Card Outlet Corp.

(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                           745 Birginal Drive
                           Bensonville, Illinois  60106



Item 2.

         (a), (b) and (c) Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business
                          -----------------------------------------------------
          Office and Citizenship:
          -----------------------

                  This statement is filed by Bessemer Venture Partners III L.P.
("Bessemer"), a Delaware limited partnership having its principal office at 1025
Old Country Road, Suite 205, Westbury, New York, 11590. Bessemer's principal
business is making venture capital investments for its own account and is
carried on at its principal office.

                  This statement is also filed by Deer III & Co. LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company whose members are Neill H. Brownstein*, Robert H.
Buescher, William T. Burgin, G. Felda Hardymon, Christopher F. O. Gabrieli,
Michael I. Barach** and David J. Cowan, who are all United States citizens, and
by Messrs. Brownstein, Buescher, Hardymon, Gabrieli, Barach and Cowan. Deer III
& Co. LLC is the General Partner of Bessemer and has its principal office at the
same address as Bessemer. Deer III & Co. LLC's principal business is making
venture capital investments for the account of Bessemer and is carried on at its
principal office, at 535 Middlefield Road, Suite 245, Menlo Park, California
94025 and at 83 Walnut Street, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181-2101. Mr.
Brownstein's and Mr. Cowan's principal business address is the Menlo Park
address. Mr. Buescher's principal business address is the Westbury address. The
other members' principal business address is the Wellesley Hills address.

*As of January 1, 1995 Mr. Brownstein became a special member of Deer III & Co.
LLC with no power to participate in the management of its affairs.
**As of August 1, 1996, Mr. Barach became a special member of Deer III & Co. LLC
with no power to participate in the management of its affairs.

 (d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                           Common Stock

(e)   CUSIP Number:

                           303053 10 2



Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a:

                  Not Applicable.


                              Page 10 of 12 pages

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Item 4.  Ownership

                  Items 5 through 9 of Pages 2 through 9 of this Statement are
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

                  Not applicable.


Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

                  Not applicable.


Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
    Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

                  Not applicable.


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                  See answer to Item 2(a), (b) and (c).



Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

                  Not applicable.



Item 10.  Certification

                  Not applicable.



                                   SIGNATURES

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and
belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:   February 12, 1998

                                   BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS III L.P.

                                   By:      Deer III & CO. LLC, General Partner


                                   By:  /s/ Robert H. Buescher
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                            Robert H. Buescher, Manager


                              Page 11 of 12 pages

<PAGE>

                                   DEER III & CO. LLC

                                   By:  /s/ Robert H. Buescher
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                            Robert H. Buescher, Manager


                                   NEILL H. BROWNSTEIN

                                   By:                   *
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert H. Buescher, Attorney-in-Fact


                                   G. FELDA HARDYMON

                                   By:                   *
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert H. Buescher, Attorney-in-Fact


                                   CHRISTOPHER F.O. GABRIELI

                                   By:                   *
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert H. Buescher, Attorney-in-Fact


                                   DAVID J. COWAN

                                   By:                   *
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert H. Buescher, Attorney-in-Fact


                                   MICHAEL I. BARACH

                                   By:                   *
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert H. Buescher, Attorney-in-Fact



                                        /s/ Robert H. Buescher
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                       Robert H. Buescher for himself and as
                                       Attorney-in-Fact for the above parties
                                       having an asterisk (*) above their
                                       signature line


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